1. DI offers multiple pathways
to student engagement

2. Tic-Tac-Toe
Teacher creates 9
activities
Student Chooses 3
activities in a row
Student engagement with multiple levels of thinking using
Bloom’s, DOK or Standards Based Grading/Objectives
Depending on activities embedded….Allow for 2-
3 days for student completion

3. Supports ACT Focus Strands
Textbook
Workbook/Interactive Readers
Worksheets (Create a Station for students to access)
Websites (Practice & Discovery of Concepts)
Inferential Thinking / Summarization
Cause & Effect / Similarities & Differences
Resource Ideas
Distinguishing between Most & Least Important
Details
Details to Confirm/Disprove Conclusions

4. FIRST
STRATEGICALLY
PLACE THE
LEVELS OF
TAXONOMY or
DEPTH OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR VERBS AND
ACTIVITIES
STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF LEVELS MEANS NO MATTER WHICH PATH A STUDENT CHOOSES
HE/SHE WILL ALWAYS ENGAGE IN HIGH ORDER THINKING

5. OPTION #1:
SHOW THE
LEVELS TO
STUDENTS

6. OPTION #2:
YOU CAN HIDE
THE LEVELS &
FOCUS ON THE
VERBS/ACTION

7. OPTION #3:
EMBED
COOPERATIVE
PRACTICE
+
EMBED
INDIVIDUAL
PRACTICE

8. OPTION #4:
EMBED WEBSITES
CONSIDER ESTABLISHING
“IMPERATIVES”
VS
“NEGOTIABLES”

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